The past century has seen a remarkable rise in personal mobility and heavy goods transport. The development of the internal combustion engine has played a pivotal role in this development. Significant progress has been made in improving engine efficiency and reducing emissions. However, further improvements are necessary in order to meet local zero emission regulation as well as global climate goals. A rapid transition to renewable energy sources is key, enabling clean electricity generation and widespread deployment of sustainable fuels. Every country has a role to play. Developing nations must learn to become less dependent on fossil fuels as they grow their economies and industrialized nations must continue their sustainability journey and quickly transfer critical knowledge and lessons learned. Technologies should be assessed in terms of their life cycle impact and not simply their tailpipe emissions. As we consider the wide range of disparate applications across the transportation sector, we would be wise to embrace a fact-driven approach, keeping multiple options open and to build on past successes. Rather that betting it all on a single technology, a diverse mix of low-carbon technologies should be pursued.


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    Title :

    Sustainable Transportation


    Additional title:

    Energy, Environment, and Sustainability


    Contributors:


    Publication date :

    2021-12-14


    Size :

    32 pages





    Type of media :

    Article/Chapter (Book)


    Type of material :

    Electronic Resource


    Language :

    English




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